This course examines how U.S. foreign policy decisions are made.  The student will
acquire a strong understanding of how America selects its various instruments of 
foreign policy, form war and peace, trade and aid, and open diplomacy, on the one 
hand, to secret operations and the exercise of moral suasion, on the other hand. 
The course will be a blend of theory, empirical research findings, ethical 
evaluaations, and concrete case studies.  Each student will be expected to take a 
mid-term examination and a final examination (each respectively worth 25 percent of
the student's grade in the course), write a research paper (25 percent), and
participate actively in classroom discussions (25 percent).  Half of the material 
covered in the exams will come from the reading and half from lecture.

The Theory and Practice of American Foreign Policy
The Constitutional Matrix
Executive-Legislative Conflict over Foreign Policy
The War Powers
The Treaty Powers
America's Secret Foreign Policy
Trade and Aid
Moral Suasion
The Future of American Foreign Policy